Well after promising perfect cycling weather here in MARIN
in place of the rained out ride last weekend(All you who can see SNOW
drifts out your window can hit the DELETE button)
I would like to report that the weather today WAS
PERFECT,BLUE sky,no wind...........a better riding day could not have
been wished for.(nor better companions)
First the machinery
JAN /PETER JOHNSON(moltini era)
PETER/LEGNANO
PETER 2 /PINNARELLO
FELIX /chrome PARAMOUNT
BRUCE/ RALEIGH SUPER COURSE
PHIL/ PHIL BROWN(italian era)
GUY/sinister black MASI
STEVEN/ BIANCHI specialissima
BOB/ BIANCHI super corsa
(of the rust period)
We started in MILL VALLEY rode north along the old railroad
right of way(bike path) and climbed up CAMINO ALTO towards CORTE
MADERA.PHIL BROWN pointed out various ROCK n ROLL haunts along the
way.Those with large rear cogs were grateful,those without probably
wondered what they had gotten themselves into.The payoff was the down
hill into LARKSPUR, a blur of multi colored wool.We made our way out
PARADISE DRIVE and today it lived up to its name,blue bay waters and
green covered hills,not a car in sight.I never get tired of riding this
stretch of road. As we reached the end of the peninsula we were passed
by the "SCREECHING CYCLIST" who was later to pay the price as
PETER,JAN,myself and GUY put the hammer down and blew past her(I could
actually feel my front wheel going light-or did I just imagine that?)
The Lunch stop in TIBURON was great as we worked on our sunburns,talked
about vintage stuff and took lessons in ordering GELATO in ITALIAN from
PETER J.
The last part of the ride back to where we were parked went quickly as
we made our way past other cyclists,dog walkers,skaters and joggers all
using the "multiuse"path,climbed the steepest short street in MARIN,
stopped to window shop for a FERRARI(or maybe a MASERATI) made our way
back over the freeway and back to our parking spot.
I think a fine time was had by all and look
forward to our next ride.
NITROBOB
ps PHIL promises to get some titanium screws for his
cleats before the next ride